The City of Coatesville shall continue as a municipal corporation
under the name of the "City of Coatesville," with the actual boundaries
at the time this Charter takes effect and as may be lawfully changed
thereafter. As used in this Charter, the words "Coatesville" and "city"
shall mean the Home Rule Municipality City of Coatesville, Chester
County, Pennsylvania.
Coatesville shall have and may exercise any powers and perform
any function not denied by the Constitution of Pennsylvania, the General
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the Charter.
The powers of Coatesville shall be liberally construed in favor
of the city in order to provide Coatesville with the greatest possible
power of self-government under the Pennsylvania Constitution. Any
specific mention of the powers in the Charter shall not be construed
as limiting in any way the general powers of the city as stated in
this Article.
The legislative powers of Coatesville shall be exclusively vested
in the City Council as set forth and limited in this Charter.
All powers and functions contained in any and all ordinances
and resolutions of the City of Coatesville prior to the effective
date of this Charter which are in force on the effective date of this
Charter and not inconsistent herewith shall continue in force until
amended, repealed, superseded or expired by their own terms.
The form of government as set forth in this Charter shall be
a Council-Manager form.
